Definition: 1. Being new in a time not long past. 2. Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. 3. Near to or not long before the present.
Use 'recent' in a sentence:
1. He seems unabashed by his recent defeat.
2. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years.
3. My resignation was totally unconnected with recent events.
4. The theory has been superseded by more recent research.
5. She has become very forgetful in recent years.
6. We are having trouble keeping up with the recent surge in demand.
7. New recruits have been undergoing training in recent weeks.
8. The town takes immense pride in recent achievements.
9. He criticized the recent poor performance of the company.
10. Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
11. There were 2,000 people squashed into her recent show.
12. A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.
13. These bushes are fairly recent plantings.
14. A recent book has demolished this theory.
15. Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
16. She made a reference to her recent book.
17. Recent information may persuade the board to reconsider.
18. A recent poll gave Campbell a 68 percent support rating.
19. Her books have gone off in recent years.
20. Unemployment has risen sharply in recent years.
21. This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
22. There have been many changes in recent years.
23. Their music has become very commercialized in recent years.
24. Their more recent music is far too commercial.
25. A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
26. The problem has come to the fore again in recent months.
27. Recent events had no bearing on our decision.
28. He referred only obliquely to their recent problems.
29. This issue has had a high profile in recent months.
30. Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years.
31. His books have gained in popularity in recent years.
32. Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
33. Her position in the party has strengthened in recent weeks.
34. She felt exhausted after the traumas of recent weeks.
35. A spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the company's recent losses.
36. He put a question to the minister about the recent reforms.
37. The rural population has become increasingly politicized in recent years.
38. Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years.
39. Death rates from heart disease have risen considerably in recent years.
40. The book provides valuable information on recent trends.
41. Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech.
42. Recent reports in the press have been hotly denied.
43. Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat.
44. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
45. Prices have tended downwards over recent years.
46. Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
47. The company has survived the recent upset in share prices.
48. The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
49. Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.
50. The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs.
51. It was the worst storm in recent memory.
52. His theories have been debunked by recent research.
